Medieval Festivals

Pilgrims and travelers, your quest into another century begins here. Pass the drawbridges, push the doors of our fortified enclosures, and welcome to the age of the troubadours!
Colmars and Entrevaux offer you an unforgettable epic in the heart of the Middle Ages for two summer weekends and in the wonderful setting of their citadels to be discovered to your heart content.

A little alchemy in your vacationTo see and to see again with family!

The atmosphere is festive, surprising, colorful, out of time. The streets, sometimes studded with straw and ornamented with pennon, are festive! An imaginary world opens up to you and takes you enter into a wirlwind entertainment that will delight the children and leave you astonished.

Whether in Colmars or Entrevaux, the acrobats, soldiers or knights in armor stroll by your side in the fortified town, creating surprise and good humor.

Accompany them to be in total immersion, you will be delighted!

A great Charivari in the fortified city

The festivities go on as fast as the music notes!

Put on your best clothes and get ready to tap your hands to the sound of bagpipes, flutes, tambourines and other mysterious instruments that resonate in the walls. Enjoy the frenzied rounds, the concerts, the fire shows, the crazy king’s playlets to die for. Follow the sparkling and luminous parades of the costumed parades and the strolling of the stilt walkers who look like fantastic creatures straight out of fairy tales.

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Enjoy free entertainment at the Colmars-les-Alpes medieval festivals.

You will want more!

Come and encourage your favorite at the Great Chivalry Tournament, which is held at Pré des Lices.The acrobatics evoking with panache the art of war and the jousts are amazing.

The Middle Ages is also the occasion to present animals such as geese, donkeys, birds of prey or more exotic ones with the snake charmers and some really frightening ones like the Dragons!

Magic shows, old-fashioned games, and various workshops will allow you to enjoy unforgettable family moments and authentic reconstructions.

The troupes are often professional and provide high quality entertainment to delight the audience.

Flavors, scents and know-how: the great medieval market

Stroll through the different craftspeople camps to discover the building techniques from the time of the builders or take part in the different demonstrations and workshops around the work of iron, leather, wood, chain mail and of course the stalls of the itinerant merchants presenting delicious food and original creations. Would you be interested in tasting a glass of hypocras? The spiced wine to please drink responsibly.

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Do you want to come back?

A marvelous scenery where the visible heritage becomes more and more visible, it is an original way to discover our beautiful fortified cities with a festival of incredible encounters that will bring you many memories and the desire to come back for sure.